Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-29
STATE NEWS.
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AxpRoscossIS.
The Lewiston Y. NJ. C. A. rooms have
been newly painted and otherwise improved.
New hangings have been furnished for the
parlors and the secretary's office; additional
furniture purchased, and the new organ
placed in the parlors, will add greatly to the
interest and pleasure of the Saturday evening
and Sunday afternoon meetings. These
needed Improvements have been almost en-
tirely through the efforts Of the ladies of the
auxiliary, the aim being to make in these
rooms home for young men.
ARoosrook.
November 18th, about five O'Clock, fire
was discovered in Sherman Mills in
a building owned by B. ii. Towie
and occupied by him as tannery and shop
for the manufacture of boots. shoes and har-
nesses. The building and stock entire were
consumed the loss being about 81 900. He
employed two men who lose tools and some
other property in the building.
CUMBERLAND.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Stetson of Brunswick
are to celebrate their golden wedding, We'd
nesday evening, Nov. 30.-The county of
Sagadahoc is replacing the trestle work of
one span of the old Bay bridge near Bruins
wick, with an earth filling. The Dennison
Manufacturing Co, are running evenings, to
get up their Christmas orders.
The steamer Vancouver, Capt. Lindall,
sailed from Portland for Liverpool, Friday
morning carrying sixty-three passengers.
Among her cargo were 1000 barrels of apples.
The owners and friends of the crew of the
bark Bristol that sailed from Hurricane
Island, Aug. 3, for Pensacola, Fla. have
given them up, and the flag has been flying
at half-mast from Knights of Pythias build
ing, South Portland, for three days past out
of respect TO the memory of Mr.. James II.
Purington, late of South Portland. chief
mate of the bark.
kESSEBEc.
| The subject of lighting the streets of Oak
land by electricity is at present engaging the
attention of the citlzens.-A man has been
! through Oakland, says the Observer, selling
a powder which he claimed would convert
kerosene into "Edison's improved electri-
| city" This powder resembling brick dust,
he claimed, when placed in the kerosene can
would last just one year to a day.
! Wednesday night parties stole Il valuable
colt from John Wells of Vienna, wagon
| from Mr. Folsom. living near by, and har-
ness from Mr.. Everett Hollis, living in Ches-
terville. The thieves were tracked along
| Chesterville Ridge for some distance wheI
| the trail was lost
! KNOX.
| The Dear Isle Gazette saws several prom
nent young men of the town have drawn III
and put in circulation for signatures, paper
in which the signers agree to pay to one
whom they shall designate, the sum of five
cents for every time they detected il
using profane language of any kind, the
money to be used for benevolent purposes.
EDGEcoMB. ---Ourcorrespo ndent writes Nov
90: Mrs. Samuel Wilson has gone to Provi
dence X. l., to spend the winter --Silas Oliver
and wife will pass the winter with their son
Eden Oliver in West Bristol. Mrs. Edwin
Merry of Iiallowell spent few days in town
last week. Mrs. Annie Campbell and family
of Bath are visiting at her fathers, Capt
James Chase. Mrs. +. f. Garland of Ports
mouth is visiting her mother Mrs. Sallie
| Patterson.
OXFORD.
;. A. Russells stable. Canton, took fire
about Z. NJ. Monday night, from the over
turning of lantern. The Bucket Brigade
were on hand at the first alarm and saved the
furniture and dwelling in a damaged condi-
ton. Stable, wood-shed and contents were
totally destroyed. Insured.
PIsCArAQuIs.
\ new siding is being put in on the Bangor
and Piscataquis railroad at Shirley for the
accommodation of +. & J f. Webster's new
steam saw mill at that place, which will be
ready to begin saving within MONTH The
| firm already has 900 900 f. It of logs ward
ed
| Mr. William Clifford has started a new de-
parture in his business at Milo, in the manu-
facture of onion crates
svmntoms are main in the stomach loss nj
,npetite hansen f.verishp.ss and 6r.ll,
1,a,or,l prnstr,t;nu A. cort,;n s,,,ro ,h'
natient becomes yellow No case has vol
nroveJ fatal
HN""H'"''
Samuel \. DAVIS, Esq, one of the select
men of oidtown' and well known breeder
of trotting stock. has purchased place il
Dixmont and VIII remove there from his
home in saltwater.
\ few days ago Flora, the three-year-olc
daughter OF Mt. ELL Dunham, OF Naltham
strayed away from the house, through tn,
field, to an excavated ditch full of water and
reed over, into winch she tell. One of the
children at the house heard her CRYING and
FASTENED to the spot, found her in the ditcf
with only her head above water.
WALDO
oeaFspor' Is tying 10 90 something 10 re-
! pace tnt snip nulIulng business. as the VII
''ge Is ias' ia'''''g ih'o uecay. ohe person
writing from ,here says IL Is estlma'ed tha'
ooo Oh our l,'''aoi''''''S nave aiea OF moved
away since ''e census Oh IoNo' "heh we ma"
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